VOL. XX. Price 40 Cent a month.
DEATH BY ELECTROCUTION
W. T. BRINEOAR, ELECTRICIAN,
INSTANTLY KILLED HERE
THIS MORNING
While at Work at Locke Hill Had
Been Employed a Short Time
2300 Volts Entered His Body.
Mr. V. T. Brinegar, an electrician
employed at the Locke cotton mill,
was killed this morning a few minutes
before 7 o'clock, -while connecting
some wires to the main panel or dis
tributing board in Hie quiller room of
the mill. Brinegar had been employed
at tbe mill for about two weeks, com
ing here from Salisbury, where he had
been employed in similar work. He
was assigned this morning to do some
work at the main switchboard and was
standing on a small scaffold working
on tbe switch with his right hand
when he placed his left hand either on
tbe wall of the mill or on a pipe which
is near tbe switch. He received the
full force of the electrical current,
2300 volts, whioh killed him instantly.
His left hand was badly burned, this
being the only scar on his body.
Brinegar was quite a Jarge man,
weighing nearly 20Q pounds.
Brinegar was 36 years of age and a
native oi uavie county. Me 'was a
widower and leaves three small chil
dren, who live in Rowan county.
The body was taken to the Bell &
Harris furniture store and prepared
for burial and sent to his brother's
home in Rowan county, from which
place it will be taken to his old home
in Davie county for interment.
CRESCENT.
Children's Day exercises were held
at Bethany church last Sunday morn
ing. The programme was an excellent
one and was carried out by the chil
dren to the smallest details in a way
that reflected great credit upon them
selves and those who had the Work in
charge. Tbe exercise was. enjoyed
very much. Tbe offerinc amounted to
, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. C. Fisher, of Sal
. isbury, was visiting- in Crescent Sat
urday night.
Messrs. J. D. A. Fisher and W. M.
McCotobs, proprietors of the Mill
Stone company, had pay day at Cres
cent last Saturday evening.
Mr. D. M. McCombs, our merchant,
has installed a phone in his residence
Mrs. Crawford Peeler tins beer
very sick for a few davs. X.
A Special Visitor.
Next Sunday, morning and night,
the congregation of St. James Luth
eran church, of this city, will have
with it, by special invitation of the
council, Rev. Mr. MacLaughlin, of
Mayersdale, Pa., who will preach at
each service.
The official body of Hie church is
anxious that a full membership may
be in attendance. It is particularly
desired to have all the young men and
yound ladies of tbe congregation to
attend each service. Mr. MacLaugh
lin will spend several days in Concord
as guest of St. James Lutheran
church.
Excursion from Charlotte to Wilming
ton. The Baptists of Charlotte will run
their eighth annual excursion from
Charlotte to Wilmington on Tuesday,
Jnne 28. The train will leave Char
lotte at 8 o'clock a. m. and those from
this section can go to Charlotte on the
6:20 train. On the return trip tbe
train will leave Wilmington at 9:30
a. m., and reach Charlotte at 4:30 p.
m. The fare for the round trip will
be $3.00. Reserved seats in rear of
train, $1.00 extra for round trip. Tbe
train will run rain or shine. Children
under 12 years will be taken for $1.75
for round- trlpV" Under 5 years free.'
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end of the finish. '
: 'This' picture is a triumph of pho
tography, real western scenery from
nature, characters from life and mag
nificently artistw selections of local
coloring. At Pastime tonight.
Mr. WUllam Eidenhouf, 'of King's
Mountain,' Hrrived in the city this
morning, being summoned here by the
serious illness of his father, Mr D.
H, Ridenbour, at his home on East
'Corbin street. '
' Work on the new residence of If r.
Eugene T. Cannon has-been started.
' A large lot of lumber jta been placed
on the lot which is opposite the graded
.school building.
KANNAPOLIS.
A Batch of Live News from the Live
Town on the North.
Rev. D. H. Coman, of Lenoir, ar
rived here Monday to begin a series
of services in the Y. M. C. A. hall,
but received a telegram from Norton,
Va., stating that his daughter was
critically ill at that place. Mr. Co
man had only a very limited time, but
succeeded in getting to Glass and got
No! 38 to stop for him, through the
courtesy of the Southern Railway of
ficials We have not heard from him
since he left, but hope to hear of the
recovery of bis daughter and that Mr.
Coman will soon make another date
for this place, as he is a preacher of
more than ordinary talente and bas
been successful in his work as confer
ence evangelist.
Mr. J. D. Bacon and son, Master
Worth, went over to Albemarle Sat
urday to visit his daughter, Mrs. C.
W. Gaddy. He returned home Sunday
evening accompanied by his little
grandson, Robert Gaddy, who is en
joying himself at Kannapolis this
week.
Mr. E. F. Carter is very ill with fe
ver, and was taken to the hospital at
Statesville Saturday, as it is possi
ble an operation will be necessary. Dr.
H. H. Cauble accompanied the patient
to the hospital, returning home Sun
day. Mr. Carter is assistant superin
tendent of the Cannon mills here and
his many friends wish him a 9peedy
recovery.
Mr. C. J. Young, of the firm of
Patterson-Young Mercantile Co., of
this place, but whose residence it at
China Grove, is in the hospital at
Rutherford ton, with appendicitis. .We
wish for him a speedy recovery.
Mr. R. E. Clapp was called Friday
evening to the bedside of his father,
who is. very ill at his home at New
ton. The little eleven months old son of
Mr. W. H. Potts died Saturday morn
ing, after a lingering illness. The re
mains were buried in tbe Kannapolis
cemetery Sunday evening.
One of our barbers, Mr. Charlie
Brown, has gone to Charlotte to work
at his trade.
Rev. R. T. Caudle, of Charlotte,
came over Saturday evening to visit
his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Bounds, re
maining over Snndav and oreachin?
both morning and evening for our
Baptist brethren.
Mr. L. J. Brown, has been pro
moted to second hand in the Patter
son spinning room, filling the place
made vacant by the resignation of Mr.
W. F. Campbell. Mr. Charlie Kluttr,
of Concord, is holding down the job
left vacant by Mr. Brown, as section
hand in tbe spinning room.
Mr. has. R. Stack, one of the loom
fixers at Spencer Mountain Mills,
spent several days here last 'week
visiting bis brother, Mr. J. J. Stack,
taking advantage of a weeks shut
down at Spencer Mountain.
e are sorry to say that Mr. J. N.
Parker, whom we reported several
days ago as being convalescent, has
suffered a relapse, and is in a critical
condition. H.
Census to be Announced Soon.
The mammoth task of recording the
thirteenth decennial census of the
United States has progressed to such
a point that within a few days the
census bureau will begin to make pub
lic tbe population of the larger cities
of the country.
The figures (for the cities contain
ing 75,000 or more people will be
given out first, f They will be followed
later in the summer by the population
of States by counties which also will
include the cities of more than 8,000
persons.
Mr. J. F. Shinn for the Legislature in
Stanly.
We understand that the Democrats
of Stanly county are trying to induce
Mr. James F. tohinn, superintendent
of the Norwood Manufacturing Co.,
to make the race for tbe Democratic
nomination for the legislature. Mr.
Shinn is a son of Mr. T. J. Shinn, of
No. 9 township, and a son-in-law of
Mr. K. H. Harris, of Concord. He
would make the right kind of a leg
islator, and we hope Stanly will nom
inate and elect turn, if he will con
sent to serve.
Want to make million f Ask Rich
ard Parr,, of the' New York customs
oifioe. Parr is the man who discov
ered the frauds by means of iwbkh
tbe government was being robbed by
tbe sugar trusts For this. and the
work lasted only few months, he is
to be paid $1,000,000 by Undo Sam.
It is said to be tbe highest prtoed piece
oi detective work ever performed. -
Charles Miller, a messenger between
Uniontown, Pa and Pittsburg, when
arrested for a violation of the liquor
1 l i n. i . . . . .
swt ama s puns or. nonaea wnMKey
in a suitcase. He said be bought the
uquor ror a tick aunt.
: Prof. Robert Fetaer, of Woodberry
Forest School, -arrived yesterday to
spend the summer bare with home
folks. -
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 23, 1910.
JUNIOR ORDER MEETING.
District Meeting to Be Held Tonight
and Tomorrow.
A number of delegates to the dis
trict meeting of the 15th district of
the Jr. 0. U. A. M. will be held in
this city tonight and tomorrow. The
district is composed of the following
counties: Mecklenburg, Cabarrus,
Rowan and Stanly. There will be be
tween seventy-tlve and one hundred
delegates here for the meeting and
the Cannonville aud Forest Hill
Councils have prepared to entertain
the visitors in a royal manner.
The following is a program of the
opening session tonight at b o clock.
Addresses of Welcome by Mr. L. T.
Hartsell, S. . C, of No 2.i, Concord.
Response by Dr. V. B. Duttera, of
No. 20, Salisbury, and others.
Entertainment by Councils Nos. 25
and 49 Jr. O. U. A. M. and Daughters
of Liberty.
The following is the programme for
tomorrow morning's session:
Reading, scripture and prayer by
Rev. J. A. J. Farrington.
Calling roll of Councils and enroll
ing delegates.
Reports from Representatives of the
condition of onncils tv call roll ot
Councils.
Judson Harmon is Nominated for
Governor.
Denouncing the Republican party
for framing a tariff to rob the people
for the sake of the special interests,
Governor Judson Harmon Wednes
day at Dayton, Ohio, accepted the sec
ond gubernatorial nomination tender
ed by acclamation by the Democratic
state conveution. He made n appeal
for a Democratic house in the next
election, saying national reforms are
needed.
The convention marked the launch
ing of a huom for Harmon as the can
didate of the eastern or conservative
wing of Democracy. Harmon is new
an avowed candidate for the presi
dency, the convention having endor
sed him as the state candidate.
The following resolution, presented
by the committee on resolutions, was
adopted by the convention, endorsing
Governor Harmon for the Presidency
in 1912.
"We invite the attention if the na
tion' to Judson Harmon and the work
he is doing tor Ohio. 1 wo years
hence it will have been completed,
then we cau spare him for larger du
ties. He believes that guilt is person
al and is acting on that belief at home
and would act upon it in larger .fields.
A high sense of the duty provides his.
only motives for official actions, and
his sense of justice alone compels
judgment. Frankness and strength
mark him the man to supplant vac
cilia! ion and weakness. The nation
needs a real man and the Ohio dem
ocracy here presents and endorses
for the president, in 1!H2, Judson
Harmon."
Near Beer Licenses Revoked in Albe
marle. The license of two near beer dealers
of Albemarle ban been revoked he
cause they sold beer that was on t lie
other side of "near." It contained
5 per cent, alcohol. The firms were
Mortou & Whitley and Furr & Love.
A tax of $1,000, payable $(500 every
six months, has been levied on all
neflr-beer dealers of Albemarle, with
very strict regulations. Some of these
restrictions are to the effect that all
near-beer stands must be closed at
10:30 o'clock every night; all near
beer dealers must have their 'beer in
the main front of their store rooms
without any screens or walls between
the goods and the front, also a lamp
is required to be burned in each stand
with no screens to obscure the view
from any person outside on the
street.
Cable Box Destroyed by Lightning.
During the electrical storm yester
day afternoon lightning struck a ca
ble box on a telephone pole of the
Bell Telephone Co., on Church street,
causing the box and stove to catch
fire. Tbe fire was soon discovered and
Driver Biles, of the Fire Department,
with the assistance of several men,
brought a hose from the fire station
and soon extinguished the blaze. The
damage to the company's property
did not amount to much, but there
were several bird nests and a number
of young sparrows cremated.
State Chairman Eller has named
Senator Lee S. Overman as temporary
presiding officer of the Democratic
state convention to be held at Char
lotte, July 14. Senator Overman will
make the keynote speech outlining the
1910 campaign.
Mr. Robert A. Patterson returned
this morning to Durham, where he has
a position with the Seaman Printery.
Mrs. H. M. Hendrix, of China
Drove, is visiting at the home of Mr.
J. M. Hendrix. ' '':?,i '
' Mr. W. H. Redfern. of the Charlotte
News, is spending the day in the eity.
FIRST PASSENGER
SERVICE IN AIRSHIP.
The World Has Reached a New Epoch
Aviation on Practical Basis.
The first regular airship passenger
service was inaugurated yesterday in
Germany -when Count Zeppelin's
great craft, the Deutschland, carrying
20 passengers, successfully made her V
first scheduled trip from Friedncheha
fen to Dusseldorf, a distance of 300
miles in nine hours.
The weather was perfect. The mo
tors worked faultlessly. The average
time maintained for the complete
course was approximately 33 miles an
hour. The best speed for a single
hour was 43 1-2 miles. Count Zeppe
lin was at the helm most of the time.
The Deutsobland rose at Friedrich
shafeu at 3 o'clock, on a trip that
marked an epoch in aviation. The
route was via Stuttgart, Mannnheim
and Colonge to Dusseldorf.
The -torpedo-like Structure drove
over villages and towns at the height
of between 206 and 300 feet. Regular
trips will be made hereafter. Many
tickets have been sold for the fl'-st
rcw days at $25 to $50 each. The air
ship is equipped with a restaurant,
supplying the passengers with buffet
service.
The dimensions of Hie Deutsohland
are: length, 485 feet; 'width, 46 feet;
carries three motors with 350 horse
power; her lifting capacity is 44,000
pounds. It is expected the Deutsch
land will accomplish a continuous trip
of 700 miles.
50,000 MILL OPERATIVES
WORKING ON SHORT TIME.
Number May Be Doubled in New
England During July and August.
Fully 50,000 operatives in the New
hiiglaud States are already affected
by the short-time policy ifor the sum
mer months decided on by many man
tifaeturers of textiles and it is expect
ed the number will be doubled during
July and August.
The woolen industry also is de
pressed. The American Woolen Com
pany employing 30,000 operatives has
40 per cent, of its machinery idle.
Other woollen concerns have 50 per
cent idle.
The American Thread Company has
ordered its mills in Holyoke, Willman
tic atiij elsewhere closed until Monday.
The Holyoke mills will run four days
weekly until August, except from
June 30 to July 11, when they will be
losed. Iho Lyman, Holyoke, Dwight
.iJ ('hicj've n.ilor lanls are also on
or; ' ii .
The Cliuson Cotton Mills, Wooii-
socket, R. I., and mills in Westerly,
Riverpoint, Clyde, Jackson, Fiskeville,
Arctic, Providence and other Rhode
Island points closed until Monday, the
beginning of a fonr-days-a-week sche
me. Other mills similarly affected
are those in Readville, Dodgeville and
Manchnug, Mass.
Hits Wife and Suicides.
Charlotte Observer, 23rd.
Leaving his wife, Willie Hargroves,
to die from a deadly blow administer
ed by his own hands, Shadwick Har-
roves went to a foot log over Sugar
creek, better known as Town creek,
several hundred yards from his home
yesterday morning and shot himself
in the head. His limp body tumbled
in the waiter where he "was found dead
shortly after the noon hour yester
day by a pedestrian crossing the
stream near the Latta park woods.
He struck his wife in the head with a
smoothing iron and rendered her
unconscious. Thinking she would die
Hargroves locked the door and went
to the creek where he took his own
life.
Negro Dispenses Justice.
Mr. Editor:
Knowing the reputation of the
Mecklenburg courts, and fearing that
he would not have to pay the penalty
for killing his wife, the negro Har
groves, committed suicide, knowing
that he could dispense justice to him
self and not run the risk of being
turned loose, as a wife murderer.
This should be a lesson to the Meck
lenburg people to be omre careful with
their verdicts and thus save their mur
derers from the stigma attached to
a suicide's death. X.
Mr. R. E. Austin, attorney of the
Albemarle bar, has decided that he
will not enter the race for solicitor of
that district. He says that after hav
ing considered the matter he does not
think that he could afford to make
the race under the present circum
stances, owing to the fact that he
would have to abandon his practice.
The Republican convention for the
thirteenth judicial district was held
at Hickory Wednesday and A. A.
Wtivtener, of Hickory, nominated for
judge and S. A. Linhey, of Boone, for
solicitor. ,-
kills, passed through the eity this
morning en route to China Grove to
visit friends.
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2 vacant lots on South Union street, convenient to business part of eity,
60x200 feet, for $600 each.
1 six room cottage on South Union street lot 134x300 feet at a bargain.
1 very desirable vacant lot 66x300 feet near business part of city.
1 vacant lot on West Corbin street, 160x246 feet, cheap at 91,000.
1 six room cottage on West Corbin street beautifully papered with
modern conveniences, lot 75x200 feet.
1 five room cottage on West Corbin street, near pustoffice at a real bar
gain. 1 two story six room dwelling, M 80x325 feet, near postofSce.
1 vacant lot 80x325 feet adjoining the above lot.
3 very desirable pieces of property on Spring street, convenient to bu
siness part of eity.
2 very desirable residence! on Georgia avenue.
I nice cottage on corner of N. Spring and Marsh streets, with six large
rooms and pantry.
1 five room cottage on East Depot stret, newly built, cheap.
1 nice vacant lot on East Depot street.
30 nice cottageYand vacant lots en Franklin street, at Gibson Mill
and Brown mill. We ean give yoa some reai bargains in the . cottage
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33 acres suitable for building lots or for farming lands.
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